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Dentist calls for dental checkups to be a priority
The resident dentist of Pepsodent Ghana’s Dental TV, Dr. Gwendolyn Amarquaye-Bayitse cannot overemphasize her endorsement of the Ghana Dental Association’s recommendation to visit the dentist at least twice a year to maintain optimal oral…
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Breastfeeding does not cause sagging – Doctor
Sagging of the breast is physiological and breastfeeding is not one of the known causes, Dr Amma Benin, the Head of the Paediatric Department, International Maritime Hospital, has said.
"The sagging of the breast is physiological, so…
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Izwe Ghana donates medical equipment to Yabi CHPS compound
Izwe Savings and Loans has donated medical equipment to the Yabi Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti region.
This forms part of the company’s 10th-anniversary corporate…
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Ananse Factor in Medical Practice
Over several ages to date, a wise, cunning, funny and greedy character called Ananse (Akan), Yiyi or Ayee (Eʋe) and Anaanu (Ga) has dominated Ghanaian folklore to the extent that most stories are told with Ananse and/or his son, Ntikuma as…
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Monkeypox cases in Bono Region on the rise
The Bono Region has recorded two more cases of Monkeypox, moving the cases to five in the region, according to the Ghana Health Service.
The Ghana Health Service in the Bono Region says it is still monitoring the cases in the districts…
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Zipline, Jumia join forces to pioneer drone delivery to homes across Africa
Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, and Zipline, the world’s largest instant delivery service, has announced a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa.
This comes after the launch of…
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Mental health services need extension to witch camp inmates
A women rights advocacy non-governmental organisation (NGO), Songtaba, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to take steps to extend access to mental health services to inmates of alleged witch camps in the northern part of the…
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Donate blood at least once a year – Expect
A renowned international blood donor, Arjun Prasad Mainali, organised a blood donation sensitisation campaign in Accra last Saturday to mark his 204th blood donation.
Mainali has visited 18 countries to donate blood since he started his…
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GhGenome Project Takes Shape
Professor Solomon Fiifi Ofori-Acquah, Director of GhGenome Project has said Ghana does not have genetic programmes to diagnose rare diseases, and to identify mutations responsible for cancer in children.
According to him, over one…
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Akrofuom District Assembly empowers disabilities
Some Persons with Disability in the Akrofuom District in the Ashanti Region have been given items ranging from Deep Freezers, Mist blowers, wheel chairs, Fufu pounding machine whiles others were also given medical and educational support.…
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